Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes

Document 2026-13062 is a Final Rule published by the Department of Transportation in the Federal Register on June 29, 2026, with an effective date of August 3, 2026. The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Airbus SAS Model A321-251NX, -252NX, -253NX, -271NX, and -272NX airplanes. This AD was prompted by a review of the cold working process on the assembly line that detected a deviation to the manufacturing process. This AD requires repetitive inspections for the nominal design condition of the fastener holes in certain center fuselage frame foot joint connections and, as applicable, an inspection for cracking at the frame foot joint connections and corrective actions. The FAA is issuing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products. View the original at https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/29/2026-13062/airworthiness-directives-airbus-sas-airplanes.

No. Document 2026-13062 is not classified as economically significant under Executive Order 12866. Economically significant rules require OIRA review and are estimated to have impacts of $100 million or more per year.